On Monday 28 February 2005 09:26 pm, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: > Julie Sloan wrote: > > On Monday 28 February 2005 12:06 pm, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: > >>Now, what I would like to see sometime is changing from Windows 98 to > >> XP compaired to changing from 98 to Linux... > > > > What about it? > > > > I went from 98 to XP last summer, and learned my way around XP while I > > was waiting for my linux CDs to arrive. > > > > Now I make a little "pin money" troubleshooting XP systems in my > > neighborhood, but the only time *this* *here* computer boots into > > Window$ is when I need to print something. That was today, and ...two > > or three weeks ago, I'd guess. > > > > Julie > > Was it harder adapting to XP, or Linux?
It's worse coming the other way. I started on BSD unix version III running on a DEC PDP-7 in the late 70's. For the next 26 years I worked exclusively on various unix's systems - ATT SVR4, HPUX, AUX, Solaris, etc. For family use we have always had Mac's. I managed to never once use a windows machine or intel hardware. Well that all changed last November. I was forced (because I like to eat) to take job where I am now working in the wintel environment. This has been the most frustrating 3 months of my life. A large part of it is my mental block against this environment, but it's also because windows seems to be random while unix is orthogonal and deterministic. I swear I think there a random number generator in windows and when you boot it that determines how it will function that day ;-) But I learn so much new stuff every day ... and I have managed to bring in 2 linux boxes here (and I've only been here 3 months!) I just wish there was a list like this for windows! -larry
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